The date and place the airline was founded in the form {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}<br />[[City]], [[State/Province]], [[Country]] Month and day can be omitted if unknown.
The founding date is typically the date upon which an airline becomes a legal entity, but not necessarily the date that the airline first offers revenue service to customers.
See Microformat below for information about the importance of using the {{Start date}} template in this field.

commenced

The date the airline commenced operations in the form {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} Month and day can be omitted if unknown.
This date may or may not be the same as the founding date.
See Microformat below for information about the importance of using the {{Start date}} template in this field.

ceased

The date the airline ceased to exist in the form {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} Month and day can be omitted if unknown.
This date is typically the date an airline ceases to exist as a legal entity due to a business failure (including bankruptcy that halts revenue generating operations) OR the date an airline brand first ceases use due to activities associated with a purchase by or merger with another airline.
See Microformat below for information about the importance of using the {{End date}} template in this field.

Operating bases used by the airline, listed alphabetically by airport name, in the form {{plainlist| *[[Airport Name1]] *[[Airport Name2]] }} This term is primarily used by airlines based in the United Kingdom and is approximately equivalent to "focus city".

hubs

Major hub airports used by the airline, listed alphabetically by airport name, in the form {{plainlist| *[[Airport Name1]] *[[Airport Name2]] }}, if applicable

secondary_hubs

Secondary hub airports used by the airline, listed alphabetically by airport name, in the form {{plainlist| *[[Airport Name1]] *[[Airport Name2]] }}, if applicable

focus_cities

Focus city airports used by the airline, listed alphabetically by airport name, in the form {{plainlist| *[[Airport Name1]] *[[Airport Name2]] }}, if applicable

frequent_flyer

The name of the airline's frequent flyer program, if applicable

lounge

The name of the airline's airport lounge or member's club, if applicable

alliance

The name of the multi-airline alliance to which the airline belongs, if applicable

subsidiaries

Legal names of the airline's major subsidiaries in the form {{plainlist| *[[Subsidiary1]] *[[Subsidiary2]] }}, if applicable

fleet_size

The number of aircraft currently in service (delivered, in service aircraft only - no orders, purchase options or aircraft in desert storage)

destinations

The number of airport destinations served by the airline

company_slogan

The airline's current marketing slogan

parent

The full legal name of the airline's parent company, if applicable

headquarters

The city, state and country of the airline's headquarters location in the form [[City]], [[State/Province]], [[Country]]

key_people

A selection of key executives or airline founders in the form {{plainlist| *FirstName1 LastName1 <small>(JobTitle1)</small> *FirstName2 LastName2 <small>(JobTitle2)</small>}}. For defunct airlines, use key leaders at the time the airline became defunct.

revenue

See notes below The airline's total income in its most recent fiscal year before any deductions in the form [[United States Dollar|US$]]XXX million <small>(''FY YYYY'')</small> where XXX is the revenue in millions and YYYY is the fiscal year from which the data is taken

operating_income

See notes below The airline's operating income in its most recent fiscal year determined by subtracting operating expenses from revenue in the form [[United States Dollar|US$]]XXX million <small>(''FY YYYY'')</small> where XXX is the revenue in millions and YYYY is the fiscal year from which the data is taken

net_income

See notes below Profit (or loss) recognized by the airline in the most recent fiscal year in the form [[United States Dollar|US$]]XXX million <small>(''FY YYYY'')</small> where XXX is the revenue in millions and YYYY is the fiscal year from which the data is taken

See notes below Total monetary value of the airline's assets in the form [[United States Dollar|US$]]XXX million <small>(''FY YYYY'')</small> where XXX is the revenue in millions and YYYY is the fiscal year from which the data is taken

equity

See notes below Total equity held in the company in the form [[United States Dollar|US$]]XXX million <small>(''FY YYYY'')</small> where XXX is the revenue in millions and YYYY is the fiscal year from which the data is taken

website

The URL of the airline's primary web site in the form {{URL|example.com}}
See Microformat below for information about the importance of using the {{URL}} template in this field.

You may include an indicator icon to indicate the direction of change compared to the previous fiscal year; to avoid confusion, place the indicator before the number. If no citable information is available for previous fiscal year data, please do not use an icon.

A loss is expressed as a negative number in the form [[United States dollar|US$]]-128 million <small>(''FY 2011'')</small> which displays as US$-128 million (FY 2011)

Foreign currency earnings reports

If the airline reports financial data in currency other than United States dollars, please substitute the appropriate currency indicator in place of [[United States Dollar|US$]]
Use [[Canadian Dollar|C$]], [[Euro|€]], [[Pound sterling|£]], etc.

Please report dollar figures in the infobox consistently

Use rounded millions or exact figures. Please avoid mixing styles.

Examples of rounded millions:

[[United States dollar|US$]]11,276 million <small>(''FY 2011'')</small>